PROS BY COURTNEY ALLARD

DISTANCE LEARNING What is it? Distance learning is A method of studying in which lectures are broadcast or classes are conducted by correspondence or over the Internet, without the student's needing to attend a school or college. (Also called distance education).

BENEFITS OF DISTANCE LEARNING Gets rid of the cost of transportation Allows a flexible schedule Allows you to focus better because you choose when and where to attend the class.

BENEFITS CONTINUED No missed days to due weather. No missed days due to illness on your part OR the instructors. Less stress; cheaper alternative to an actual campus.

OTHER USES OF DISTANCE LEARNING Blackboard and Moodle It’s a review tool for students. Virtual libraries, virtual laboratories.

What is MarineNet? A distance learning enterprise network which delivers electronic courseware and interactive multimedia instruction to marines around the globe. MARINENET

WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT?  Anyone with a military ID card can access and use MarineNet, as long as they are in the DEERS database. (Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System)  Includes, veterans, retirees, reserve, active duty and family members.

REAL LIFE APPLICATION US Department of Education:  4.3 Million students took at least one distance learning course in  $800,000 (4%) of all undergraduates took their entire program through distance education.  22% of all US students with bachelors degress – 760,000 of them – took distance learning courses  302,000 took entire program online, 4.2% of all life science students took their entire program through distance learning.